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Google

Runs Search and YouTube and builds Gemini AI

Technical Program Manager Lead

Full-TimePosted on 10/20/2026
No salary listed
Senior, Expert
Bachelor's
Banqiao District, Taiwan
In Person
Project & Program ManagementProgram Management

About the job

Requirements
  • A bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Five years of experience in the phone product new product introduction (NPI) development process.
  • Five years of experience managing cross-functional technical programs involving industrial design, product design, electrical engineering, global supply management, and manufacturing.
  • Three years of experience in leadership roles, with or without direct reports.
  • Experience with mechanical development lead times.
Responsibilities
  • Manage a team of Product Design Technical Program Managers to develop and manage hardware development project schedules with Engineering teams and communicate project status to stakeholders.
  • Identify dependencies and collaborate with a cross-functional team to execute, mitigate risks and issues, and meet system build milestones, cost, quality, and manufacturability.
  • Understand consumer hardware development and manufacturing processes and vendor relations, and work with Contract Manufacturers (CMs).
  • Identify risks, develop mitigation strategies, and facilitate conflict resolution among a cross-functional team of engineers; generate ideas to solve technical subjects.
  • Develop playbooks, tools, and processes to improve engineering productivity, and own technical relationships with cross-functional vendors and partners.
  • Lead complex, multidisciplinary engineering projects using engineering expertise.
  • Plan requirements with internal customers and guide projects through the full project lifecycle.
  • Manage project schedules, identify risks, and clearly communicate them to project stakeholders.
  • Explain the team's analyses and recommendations to executives and discuss technical trade-offs in product development with engineers.
  • Manage projects of various sizes and scopes, identify future opportunities, improve processes, and drive the technical direction of programs.
Desired Qualifications
  • Ten years of experience shipping high-volume, high-quality products in consumer electronics or other devices.
  • Experience managing functional engineering teams and working with Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) partners.
  • Experience in device and hardware manufacturing, product design, device management, and the channel and partner ecosystem.
  • Knowledge of consumer hardware development and manufacturing processes, vendor relations, and working with Contract Manufacturers (CMs).
  • Ability to lead critical and operational initiatives.
  • Ability to travel as needed.

About the company

Google runs the world's most used search engine and free services such as YouTube, Android, and Gmail, and it builds the Gemini AI models that work inside them. In 2017, its researchers invented the transformer, the neural network design behind ChatGPT and most other AI chatbots. People use these services without paying, and Google earns most of its money from ads placed beside search results and YouTube videos. Businesses rent computing power and Gemini models through Google Cloud, and Google also sells subscriptions and Pixel phones. Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded Google in 1998 as Stanford PhD students; it is based in Mountain View, California, United States, and is the main business of parent company Alphabet.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Mountain View, California

Founded

1998

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What believers are saying

  • Gemini caught on: its app's monthly users rose from 400 million in May 2025 to 1 billion by August 2026.
  • Cloud work is booked years ahead: Google Cloud had $514 billion of signed contracts still to deliver in June 2026.
  • Stock awards gained value: Alphabet shares rose 44% in the 12 months to October 2026, versus 2% for Microsoft.

What critics are saying

  • Cloud is still third: Google held 15% market share in the June 2026 quarter, behind Amazon's 28% and Microsoft's 20%.
  • AI spending outruns cash: Alphabet spent $44.9 billion on equipment in the June 2026 quarter, more than operations generated.
  • AI leadership is turning over: in August 2026, Demis Hassabis handed off running Google DeepMind, and veteran Jeff Dean left.

What makes Google unique

  • Consumer apps earn most profit: Google Services made $39.5 billion operating profit in the June 2026 quarter, 4.5 times Cloud.
  • Rivals rent its homemade AI chips: Claude maker Anthropic agreed in October 2025 to use up to 1 million TPUs.
  • Android dominates mobile browsing: it had 69% of global mobile web use in September 2026, versus 31% for iPhones.

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Benefits

  • Hybrid Work Options
  • Remote Work Options
  • Performance Bonus
  • Company Equity

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